BEIRUT: Supporters of former MP and
Minister Michel Samaha, who was indicted over the weekend, held a protest in
solidarity with the pro-Assad figure outside the Military Tribunal in Beirut
Sunday.
Some 40 of Samaha’s supporters took
part in the protest outside the Military Tribunal where Samaha, as well as two
Syrian military figures, were indicted Saturday for plotting to assassinate
political and religious figures in Lebanon and carry out terrorist attacks.
“Freedom for Samaha,” read a sign
carried by one supporter. “Enough with the lies ... Enough with insulting our
intelligence,” read another.
The three men – Samaha, Syrian
National Security Bureau head Ali Mamlouk and Brig. Gen. Adnan, whose last name
was not disclosed – were also charged with creating an armed group aimed at
undermining the authority and prestige of the state.
A judicial source told The Daily
Star Saturday that the charges, if proven, could lead to the defendants being
sentenced to hard labor or death.
Judge Sami Sader, the government’s deputy
commissioner at the Military Tribunal who issued the indictment, referred the
case to Military Judge Riad Abu Ghida, who will pursue the investigation and
question Samaha.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2012/Aug-12/184368-samaha-supporters-protest-outside-military-tribunal-in-beirut.ashx#axzz23Ova9jeY
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